Dynamic duo paces Heat past the Suns
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, November 27, 2013
LeBron James was even more efficient than usual. Dwayne Wade attacked early, distributed late and capped his night with a pair of cartwheels.
James scored 35 points on only 14 shots, Wade added 21 points and 12 assists and the Heat won their seventh straight game, beating the Phoenix Suns 107-92 on Monday night in Florida.
"The 12 assists was all my teammates, catching the ball, finishing," Wade said after his highest assist total since March 22, 2010. "And the cartwheels were all me."
James made 11 of 14 shots from the field, shot 11 for 11 from the foul line for the second time in a week and capped his night with a trio of fadeaway jumpers that left him wondering why the Suns weren't double-teaming him.
"I'm in a very, very comfortable position right now with my game," said James, who's shooting 61 per cent this season and became the first player this season to score more than 30 points while taking less than 15 shots.
Ray Allen scored 17 points and Chris Andersen added an 11-point, seven-rebound night for the Heat, who have won 10 of 11 since their 1-2 start.
Channing Frye led a balanced attack with 16 points for the Suns, who have dropped five of their last seven.
"We were playing pretty decently for a while," Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. "We just couldn't make any shots."
Elsewhere, it was: Spurs 112, Pelicans 93; Trail Blazers 102, Knicks 91; Pacers 98, Timberwolves 84; Jazz 89, Bulls 83 (OT); Celtics 96, Bobcats 86;
In other games, the Houston Rockets downed the Memphis Grizzlies 93-86, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 110-96 and the Detroit Pistons were 113-94 winners over the Milwaukee Bucks.
In San Antonio, Manu Ginobili had 16 points to lead seven players in double figures as the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans for their 11th straight victory.
Tony Parker had 14 points and seven assists, Tiago Splitter added 11 points and Tim Duncan had 10 points for San Antonio (13-1).
In Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points and 14 rebounds for his seventh double-double this season as the Trail Blazers beat the slumping New York Knicks.
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